he says in 2003, he was snubbed by then george bush adviser karl rove who wanted condoleeza rice to run in 2006, not the hollywood actor. >> mentioned maria. what does she say? has she seen the book, commented on the book? >> reporter: right now maria shriver is not commenting on the book. abc news reached out to her she chose not to give a comment. you heard schwarzenegger himself say she has not read the book but wishes him well. >>> wow. well, president obama and mitt romney are cutting back on campaign speeches today in order to prepare for their first big debate wednesday night. the president is in henderson, nevada his aides say he will be working on his debating skittles with kerry playing the part of romney. romney is prepping in denver. analysts say this is his best chance to turn his campaign around which has been losing ground in recent weeks. see the first debate right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6:00 this wednesday night. >> i love how they lower expectations. your expectations for hot temperatures those are coming true. >>> they are here but kind of in a brie